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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: roversdude on November 19, 2015, 08:45:16 pm
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Not sure if we've done this before but how about a thread celebrating our more illustrious (former) residents
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David Bowie's dad was born in Doncaster :
Haywood Stenton Jones born in St Sepulchre Gate
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Diana Rigg
Thomas Crapper
Leslie Garrett
Didn't know about David Bowie's dad. Thanks for that Pod.
BobG
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Busby babe, David Pegg
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John McLaughlin, jazz-rock guitarist and leader of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
Here's 45 minutes of the boys in action if you enjoy a touch of noodling....nice..,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMx_nkKqDg
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Watto here...True Doncastrian
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Wilts to be honest just read an article on him in classic rock which got me thinking about this
They aren't my cup of tea but it was good to see Doncaster get a mention
John Parr
Kevin Keegan
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Louis Tomlinson seems quite well-known
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Where do we draw the line re Doncaster. Brian Blessed was born in Mexborough in the old DMBC but he lived according to himself on BBC Breakfast the other day in Goldthorpe which is now in "Greater Barnsley"
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Ben Parkinson ... as famous as any of the others I bet
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Neil Dudgeon (Midsomer Murders)
Roy Clarke (Open All Hours, Keeping Up Appearances, etc)
Stephen Wade (one of England's leading Executioners in the 40's and 50's, I think)
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Tony Christie?
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George Boole
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Richard the 3rd's Grandfather was born in Conisborough Castle
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Jeremy Clarkson - could qualify under infamous
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2 sportsman
Bruce Woodcock
James Toseland
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Lord George Hornidge Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham OM PRS was a British chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967. Born in Stainforth.
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2 sportsman
Bruce Woodcock
James Toseland
Add to that two Olympic medallists, Sarah Stevenson (Taekwondo) and Anna Tunnicliffe (Yachting). The latter was born in Doncaster but competes for the USA.
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Cant say for sure if all Donny Born and Bred, nor famous in popular sense , but here is 100+ of em.
http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-from-doncaster/reference?page=2
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Yorkshire and England Cricketer Johnny Wardle lived in Hatfield
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Graham rix former arsenal player
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Winston Rollins ? Musician. Played with Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies & Jools Holland's band. Definitely was around Bentley as a child, & went to Don Valley.
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Winston Rollins ? Musician. Played with Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies & Jools Holland's band. Definitely was around Bentley as a child, & went to Don Valley.
I presume you mean Dennis Rollins - born in Birmingham but raised in Bentley.
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Wilts to be honest just read an article on him in classic rock which got me thinking about this
They aren't my cup of tea but it was good to see Doncaster get a mention
John Parr
Kevin Keegan
Same here, I am quite a fan but I didnt know he was from Doncaster until I read the article.
Douglas Bader was brought up in Sprotborough.
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Sheridan Smith
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We have a diverse bunch there
Not really that famous but Black Spiders
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Yorkshire and England Cricketer Johnny Wardle lived in Hatfield
Now in Hatfield Woodhouse Cemetry.
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Yorkshire and England Cricketer Johnny Wardle lived in Hatfield
Now in Hatfield Woodhouse Cemetry.
Hatfield Cemetery, Hatfield Woodhouse doesn't start until after the Mosscroft Lane, Slay Pit Lane Crossroads, and also doesn't have a Cemetery 😀
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You are a real taxi driver mate, i like that.
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By the way Filo, what is the cemetery at around Hatfield Church called and the one over the road that is now something of a place of remembrance with a walk through?
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By the way Filo, what is the cemetery at around Hatfield Church called and the one over the road that is now something of a place of remembrance with a walk through?
I should imagine it's called Hatfield Church Yard, I belive that place of remeberance is also part of the burial ground of Hatfield Church and there are stil graves in there, the headstons have been rearranged all along the side walls, they did much the same with the old Cemetery at Thorne
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Winston Rollins ? Musician. Played with Jamiroquai, Brand New Heavies & Jools Holland's band. Definitely was around Bentley as a child, & went to Don Valley.
I presume you mean Dennis Rollins - born in Birmingham but raised in Bentley.
Weren't they brothers ?
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My lad goes to drumming lessons at Electro Music taught by Errol Rollins.
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if we're talking sportsmen there was the guy, a PE teacher, who finished 3rd to David Emery in the 100 metre hurdles at the Mexico Olympics in 1968 I think. He's so famous I've forgotten his name but he was from Donny and he won an Olympic medal.
You might just add Mick Cowan too. Quick left arm seamer played for Yorkshire and England. Born in Leeds but lived for years and years on Thorne Road just at the bottom of Wheatley Hills - opposite Robin and Martin schools.
BobG
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Wasn't that John Sherwood Bob?
I think that his wife might have won a medal as well.
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Thought the Sherwoods were from Sheffield
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John Sherwood was born in Selby and was a teacher in Sheffield. Sheila was from Sheffield.
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Kevin Davids is a British actor (Coronation street), was world Paralympic sabre fencing champion for 4 years. Kev Davies when I knew him.
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Tony Woodcock (Arsenal)
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Tony Woodcock (Arsenal)
Tony Woodcock wasn't born in Doncaster, and it's very unlikely he lived here either when he was on loan from Forest
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Woodcock was from Eastwood. The second most famous person from there, the other being D. H. Lawrence.
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Bob G Mick Cowan lived, might even still live, on Armthorpe Road not Thorne Road, but your right quick left armer, played for many years with Doncaster Town CC
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That's kinda strange then Gloster. I've been in his house. And it was defo on Thorne Road. A long time ago now though.
Cheers
BobG
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I believe Micks son has just gone to Australia for the forseeable future to play Cricket.
Not a bad life.
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That's kinda strange then Gloster. I've been in his house. And it was defo on Thorne Road. A long time ago now though.
Cheers
BobG
Bob G
Robin and Martin is now known as Sandringham, on Sandringham Road which leads on to Armthorpe road at the roundabout.
Cheers
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Alan Sunderland. The first person to be filmed swearing at Wembley.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhOeBED_lU
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Alan Sunderland. The first person to be filmed swearing at Wembley.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zAhOeBED_lU
Yet another South Yorkshire lad who was picked up by Wolves via their nursery in Wath. Another was Ron Flowers from Edlington who played for England and was in the 1966 World Cup squad. His brother, John, played for Rovers.
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Joe Harvey, later captain and manager of Newcastle United, also came from Edlington. He also started his playing career with Wolves.
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The lad who played Yorkie Smith in early episodes of The Bill....Chris something wasn't it ?
Stood next to him a couple of times at the Town End at Belle Vue
Edit...check that, just looked at Google...not him. But he was in The Bill
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Premier League winner and latterly undistinguished Rovers utility player, Mark Atkins. Also famous for probably being the first ever player to represent Rovers who had been in the panini sticker books.
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The lad who played Yorkie Smith in early episodes of The Bill....Chris something wasn't it ?
Stood next to him a couple of times at the Town End at Belle Vue
Edit...check that, just looked at Google...not him. But he was in The Bill
Are you thinking of Chris Walker, who played the goalkeeper in The Manageress?
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Steven Spriggs - Cambridge United ?
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If we're going for anyone who has played professional football, then Dave Cowling, Danny Schofield and Graham Hyde to name but three.
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Thomas Crapper who did not invent the flushing toilet was born in Thorne and lived on Waterside until he left for that there London to become an apprentice plumber. :turd:
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Boxer Jamie McDonnell. Hatfield lad
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The lad who played Yorkie Smith in early episodes of The Bill....Chris something wasn't it ?
Stood next to him a couple of times at the Town End at Belle Vue
Edit...check that, just looked at Google...not him. But he was in The Bill
Matty Mullen from Playing The Field,lives in Finningley
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The lad who played Yorkie Smith in early episodes of The Bill....Chris something wasn't it ?
Stood next to him a couple of times at the Town End at Belle Vue
Edit...check that, just looked at Google...not him. But he was in The Bill
Are you thinking of Chris Walker, who played the goalkeeper in The Manageress?
That's the fella !
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Wilts to be honest just read an article on him in classic rock which got me thinking about this
They aren't my cup of tea but it was good to see Doncaster get a mention
John Parr
Kevin Keegan
He's not Donny, he's a Worksop lad.
Gillian Coulthard. Record breaking England player. Thorne.
Gavin McDonnell Super bantamweight boxer unbeaten.
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Joe Harvey, later captain and manager of Newcastle United, also came from Edlington. He also started his playing career with Wolves.
Often wondered about a connection with Doncaster and Wolves - used to work with a guy who had gone to Wolves, sadly he was murdered a few years ago
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Peter Martin may have plied his cricketing trade the wrong side of the Pennine hills but he lived in Wheatley Hills, on Oakhill Rd.
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Joe Harvey, later captain and manager of Newcastle United, also came from Edlington. He also started his playing career with Wolves.
Often wondered about a connection with Doncaster and Wolves - used to work with a guy who had gone to Wolves, sadly he was murdered a few years ago
Wolverhampton provided lots of Miners into the Donny / Barnsley areas along with many others from Durham Scotland and other areas with Mines. My own family of course came from there though I am a dyed in the wool first generation Tyke !
Wolves had a "nursery Club" in Wath Wanderers and as such produced / recruited many local Players for the parent club. I will look for the thread we did a while ago on Wath Wanderers
https://www.facebook.com/Wath-Wanderers-FC-1404875066418481/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2005/04/25/wath_wanderers_feature.shtml
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This is one of the threads. I'm sure there was another.
http://www.drfc-vsc.co.uk/index.php?topic=76934.0
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Mick bates ex leeds
Pete swan sheff wed
Alan finney ex sheff wed
all armthorpe lads
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Chris Walker co-produced this video,appears from 2.25 onwards, for Bluebell Wood with input from many Doncaster people,starring on lead vocals his daughter,Starsi,wouldn't it be great to see her and others on the Keepmoat pitch Boxing Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_NAbXu2Qc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ_NAbXu2Qc)
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Anastasia's band, Bang Bang Romeo are superb - she has some voice
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Honky
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3zVpLesiOI
Come on. Fess up. One of you Kitsons were in that group.
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Honky
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r3zVpLesiOI
Come on. Fess up. One of you Kitsons were in that group.
I've got the CD and used to live over the road from Matt Ellis but that's as close as it gets for me.
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Matt Elliss is a mate of mine. Good lad. Used to record at Axis back in the day..